Two leading members of far-right group Britain First have been charged with religiously aggravated harassment.

Kent police say the charges relate to leaflets given out in Thanet and Canterbury and online videos posted during a trial at Canterbury crown court.

The trial involved three Muslim men and a teenager who were convicted and jailed for rape.

Leader Paul Golding, 35 has been charged with three counts of harassment and deputy leader Jayda Fransen, 31 has been charged with four.

A screen grab from the video Golding and Fransen posted from outside the police station (Image: PA)

Both were bailed to appear before Medway magistrates court on October 17.

Shortly before entering the police station, Golding and Fransen filmed themselves vowing to "never give up" on "standing up for the British people".

Golding said in the Facebook Live footage: "It doesn't matter what happens today or what happens in the future, you can rest assured that you have two political party leaders here who will never give up under any circumstances.

"We will fight to the bitter end for our country and we will never surrender, we will never give up."

The maximum penalty on conviction of religiously aggravated harassment is two years' imprisonment.